Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/waiʀ

This Proto-Oceanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Oceanic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ

Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ

Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ

Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ

Inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Possible doublet of *bei.

Noun

*waiʀ

water (clear liquid H₂O)
Synonym: *ranum

Descendants

Admiralty Islands
- Baluan-Pam: wei
- Lou: wei
Southeast Solomonic
- 'Are'are: wai
- Arosi: wai
North–Central Vanuatu
- Araki: ai
- Big Nambas: ui
- Raga: wai
- Tangoa: wai
Temotu
- Teanu: ero
- Lovono: wire
New Caledonian
- Haeke: we
- Northern New Caledonian
  - Extreme Northern New Caledonian
    - Nyelâyu: we
    - Yuanga: we
  - Haveke: we
  - North Northern New Caledonian
    - Fwâi: we
    - Hmwaveke: we
    - Jawe: we
    - Nemi: we
    - Pije: we
Central Pacific
- Fijian: wai
- Rotuman: vại
- Proto-Polynesian: *wai (see there for further descendants)

References

M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2003), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎^[1], volume 2: The Physical Environment, Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 58–9
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wahiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*wahiʀ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary